This image provided by the University of Southern California shows director Steven Spielberg, right, with USC President C.L. Max Nikias, making their way to the USC Shoah Foundation's announcement of the Center for Advanced Genocide Research at University of Southern California, Friday, April 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Spielberg announced the creation of a research center that will study how and why genocide occurs, its impact and what steps might be taken to prevent such mass violence. Spielberg, who’s a Shoah Foundation trustee, says the research will provide a “a beacon of hope in breaking the cycle that leads to mass violence.” (AP Photo, USC, Gus Ruelas)
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